Awesome Broadcasting
A curated list of amazingly awesome open source resources related to broadcast technologies
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- HbbTV AssociationPan-European hybrid broadcast/broadband TV standards body covering connected TV/STB specs, absorbed Open IPTV Forum and Smart TV Alliance.
- Digital TV Group (DTG)UK broadcast industry body publishing the D-Book specification for Freeview/Freeview HD/FreeSat/YouView interoperability.
- AIMS Alliance (Alliance for IP Media Solutions)Industry alliance driving adoption of open IP standards (SMPTE ST 2110, NMOS) for professional media infrastructure interoperability.
- CTA WAVE Technical Working GroupLive issue tracker and spec repo showing real working-group deliberation on WAVE/HbbTV/ATSC interoperability.
- SVTA LabsStreaming Video Technology Alliance GitHub org hosting spec implementations (Common Media Library, LiveSim2, Sandbox) under MIT license.
- MPEG-5 Standards Overview (EVC & LCEVC)Overview of MPEG-5 Part 1 (EVC) and Part 2 (LCEVC) codec standards with links to specifications.
- MPEG Basics (Chiariglione)Explanation of MPEG standardization process and organizational structure by MPEG founder Leonardo Chiariglione.
- Disney Dolby Vision Best Practices Guide v1.3.1Official Disney mastering spec detailing Dolby Vision L0/L1/L2/L5/L6/L8 metadata layers and trim requirements per content type.
- Video Coding Experts Group (VCEG)Overview of ITU-T's Video Coding Experts Group and its joint work with MPEG (JVET) developing codecs beyond VVC.
- Dolby Vision Overview (Technical PDF)Vendor-style technical overview of Dolby Vision mastering workflow covering PQ grading, CMU, and trim metadata.
- MovieLabs 2030 VisionMajor studio-backed initiative defining cloud-native, software-defined media production workflows, ontology, and security architecture for…
- HbbTV Reference ApplicationMIT-licensed reference DASH player with PlayReady/Marlin/ClearKey test material including cbcs streams, from the official HbbTV Association.
- Dolby.io Media APIs — Developer ToolsOfficial Dolby.io reference documentation for Media APIs developer tooling.
- Netflix Dolby Vision HDR Mastering GuidelinesOfficial Netflix delivery specification for Dolby Vision mastering, covering DV 4.0/2.9 profile requirements and IMF packaging.
- SMPTE ST 2110 — Professional Media over Managed IP NetworksOfficial SMPTE standard page for ST 2110, the professional media-over-IP suite (2025 Emmy-winning standard with EBU and VSF).